“There was probably a non-observance of rules,” Melad told a news conference in Cebu on Sunday, but he said the investigation will start after the search and rescue work ends. It is not known if one of the vessels strayed into the wrong lane, coast guard officials said.
Outbound and incoming ships are assigned separate routes in the narrow channel leading to the busy Cebu pier. Transportation Secretary Joseph Abaya said the cargo ship was leaving the Cebu pier when it smashed into right side near the rear of the ferry which was arriving from southern Agusan del Sur province and making a brief stop in Cebu before proceeding to Manila. Luis Tuason said some of the missing could still be trapped in the sunken ferry, which has been leaking oil. AP Photo/Bullit MarquezĬoast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. “I’m really praying that she also made it to the shore alive,” he said.Ĭebu coast guard chief Commodore William Melad said there were 870 people on the ferry, including 754 passengers and 116 crew, after collating records of hospitals, rescuers and the ferry owner. The raiders intended to arm the slaves on nearby. Pestillos said rescuers found his rifle still tied to the life jackets, but it was not clear what happened to the woman. Twenty-two men laid siege to the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia on Tuesday October 16th 1859. Strange Story of Harpers Ferry, Joseph Barry, 1903, Thompson. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Location Storer College Campus, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. Find more at This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. 7th printing.200 p Topics: Harpers Ferry (W. We, ourselves, have witnessed many of the most important incidents narrated and, for what happened before our time, we have the evidence of old settlers of the highest character and veracity.įorgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. The strange story of Harpers Ferry, with legends of the surrounding country. He tells how he lived among the townsfolk and he gives accounts of John Browns Raid, the Civil War, the floods, and tales of the people who lived them.Paperback, 200 pages. Barry brings alive the characters of Harpers Ferry from his first hand accounts from 1840 to 1905. The facts of the story we give with scrupulous exactness. The Strange Story of Harpers Ferry with Legends of the Surrounding Country. To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the end of the Civil War, Diversion Books is publishing seminal works of the era. HE real story of Harper's Ferry is sad and but little less wild and romantic than the old-time legends that abound in the long settled country around. Read 'The Strange Story of Harpers Ferry (Civil War Classics)' by Joseph Barry available from Rakuten Kobo. Excerpt from The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry: With Legends of the Surrounding Country